thermocoagulation

[thur-moh-koh-ag-yuh-ley-shuh n]

noun Surgery.

the coagulation of tissue by heat-producing high-frequency electric currents, used therapeutically to remove small growths or to create specific lesions in the brain.

Origin of thermocoagulation

1920–25; thermo- + coagulation

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thermocoagulation in Medicine

thermocoagulation

[thûr′mō-kō-ăg′yə-lā′shən]

n.

The use of heat produced by high-frequency electric current to bring about localized destruction of tissues.

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